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<figure>

HTML <figure> Tag

Example

<h2> Figure caption top </h2>
<figure>
  <figcaption>Fig.1 - Demo.</figcaption>
  <img src="flowers.jpg" alt="flowers" style="width:100%">
</figure>

<h2> Figure caption bottom </h2>

<figure>
  <img src="flowers.jpg" alt="flowers" style="width:100%">
  <figcaption>Fig.1 - Demo.</figcaption>
</figure>

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Meaning

The <firure> element specifies captions for elements. It also block level element.

The <figcaption> element is used to add a caption for the <figure> element.

Version: HTML5


Standard Syntax

<figure>
  <img src="URL" alt="txt">
  <figcaption>Figure Cation</figcaption>
</figure>


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Global Attributes

<figure> element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.


Event Attributes

<figure> element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.


More Examples

Use for Poem

Example

<figure>
  <p>He who knows not and knows not that he knows not is a fool; avoid him.<br>
  He who knows not and knows that he knows not is a student; teach him.<br>
  He who knows and knows not that he knows is asleep; wake him.<br>
  He who knows and knows that he knows is a wise man; follow him.</p>
  <figcaption> – Sanskrit Saying</figcaption>
</figure>

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Styling figure and figcaption elements.

Example

<style>
figure {
  position: relative;
  border: 1px #ddd solid;
  padding: 4px;
  margin: auto;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 4px;
  right: 4px;
  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
  color: white;
  font-style: italic;
  padding: 2px 4px;
}
</style>

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By Default CSS Value(s)

Most of the browsers will display the <figure> element with the following by default value(s)

figure {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  margin-left: 40px;
  margin-right: 40px;
}

Related Tags:

<blockquote>,
<dd>,
<div>,
<dl>,
<dt>,
<figcaption>,
<figure>,
<hr>,
<li>,
<ol>,
<p>,
<pre> and
<ul>

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